| Description |
xix, 339 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm |
| Series |
Emergencies |
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Emergencies in-- series.
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| Contents |
The assessment of psychiatric emergencies -- The management of psychiatric and medical emergencies -- Psychiatric symptoms and syndromes presenting as emergencies -- Aggression and violence -- Victims of abuse, violence, and disaster -- Homelessness, loneliness, and isolation -- Deliberate self-harm and suicide -- Alcohol misuse and dependence -- Other psychoactive substance misuse -- Emergencies related to psychotropic drug actions -- Psychiatric emergencies in accident and emergency departments -- Psychiatric emergencies in general hospital medical wards -- Psychiatric emergencies in surgical, radiotherapy, oncology, and terminally ill patients -- Psychiatric emergencies in obstetrics and gynaecology -- Psychiatric emergencies in children and adolescents -- Psychiatric emergencies in people with learning disabilities -- Emergencies in old-age psychiatry -- Emergencies in psychiatry in primary care -- Assertive outreach, crisis resolution, and intensive home treatment teams, and early intervention services -- Mental health legislation relevant to emergencies in psychiatry -- Difficult patients and difficult situations -- Emergencies in forensic psychiatry |
| Summary |
"This handbook provides a practical, problem-orientated guide for those who have to deal with psychiatric emergencies. It contains guidance on how to assess and manage these emergencies and how to manoeuvre successfully through the practical difficulties that may arise, whilst also avoiding medical, psychiatric, and legal pitfalls. A variety of specific emergencies and emergencies in different settings are covered, such as: aggression and violence, victims of abuse, emergencies related to drug addiction, people with learning disabilities, forensic psychiatry, and emergencies in old age psychiatry and primary care." "This book will provide psychiatric trainees with an invaluable source of information. Consultant psychiatrists, associated healthcare workers, and police officers will also find it a useful resource."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Psychiatric emergencies.
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Emergency Services, Psychiatric -- methods.
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Mental Disorders -- diagnosis.
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Emergencies -- psychology.
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Mental Disorders -- therapy.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbook.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Treasaden, I. H.
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| LC no. |
2008004114 |
| ISBN |
0198530803 (paperback) |
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9780198530800 (paperback) |
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